Vehicle-spring.



R. FULLER. VEHICLE SPRING. APPLICATION FILED'AUG. 28, 1911.

1,105,1 92.A Patented July 2s, 1914u 3% if lL )g5 -M l EN in position upon the axle.

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Applieaiion filed August 28, 13M. Serial No. 646,448.

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lfail uml' said spring serves Only to Support ilux loa l and noi; as a 'Connection between the axle aud Vframe or body, ille iuveuioii eouaiming; iu tho i'ilallerrs hereiuafler sei'.- forth 'i uml more particularly point-ed out in he rlaim, reii'ei'euvo being had to lho accom-- paaviug drawing in whichg Figure is a Sectional side,elevution oil? u portion el? a vehicle showing springy mecha uisiu embodying the invention in place rheri uu; Fig. 3. is a plan vioiv of the saule 'willi pez-rione broken away and in see 'ou te show ille eousli'ueiioug uml Fig'. 3 a Seciimml (leiail on The line 3--3 of Fig. l.

lu lhe. rouuuou eoiietruei'ieu aiul arrangeuuul. el semi-elliptic s;:priuf js said springs forni ille eouueetiou between the axle audv or frame, heilig pivolally attached et uw eral to he frame aud rigidly seeurml u- '-{lrnmla'e (heir emile le 'the uxle. @me eiul o' :meh Spring is thus: held evite pivotal ai laclrmeul' to the frame against 'free more .uu-iu maler loail :nul lhe spring is uubjeeed ilwrehy io llre strain ofholfliug the frame In applieauts ol' :he spring but is in no way aifaelied thereu in, ille frame being helil m position upon i'he spring by means of distance meu'ihL-m pivolally ailaeherl te the frau'ie ut oueeiul and pivotally connected at its opposite eud lo the axle azul i'hus the emls of the spring are preferably free lo move under loafl and 'iihe spring is relieved of all strains other than that of Supporting the load.

Ae shown, iu the drawings 1 represents a vehicle axle provided with supporting wheels i2, nucl 3 is u 'vehicle frame of :my suitable construction which is supported upen the axle h v .ueai'isof semi-elliptic, springs 4, these springe being secured intermediate their eucls upon ille. axle by means ef clips 5. Extending downward *from each side: member of 'the frame 3 are pairs parallel ears; C aud 7 heueen which lha-ends of the springs extend and. are guided.

Extending through openings iu the ears 6 which engage lihe reel* enfle 0i the s}uing1j$, are lielis or'loius 8 upon which are sleeveii enilf'rietieii milere 9 between the ears with the upper surface of the springs engaging; l'he under side of the rollers. .Pius 2 0 exeenel l@hre-ugh opening-s. in the ears 6 near' heir lower emls across beneath the eucls the Springs to prevent them from becoming; dis engaged from between ille ears upon extreme r llmiuil of the spring. The 'orwarcl enfile o the springs extend between eaell pai? l 0f ears 7 iu engagement with rollers ll mounted to turn freely upeu the pins l2 be tween suiil euren nucl pins 13 extend acoes lrfeween eaeli pair of ears below the ends oi 'he wings for the Same purpose tiret the pins 1U provided The frame and leed are' illus suppe/'reed by the rollers 9 ami il elle' flug elle springs near the free ends Ll ioreo To ferm a ecuuieeion between the axle and the frau-ie aiul hohl lsaid frame position upon the springe, each of the clips 5 seeming the springs no the axle is previdefl wieh a clip plaie ,M engraving ille upper side of the Springs am? orined with parallel eers 15 el: its forward eiul between which a dietzmee 'rod 1G ie piroied at one end. -lrom alle clip plates lie, dis'auee reus extei'ul erimrclly directly over the forward encls of the swings raul are euch forked at uher forward enfle zo (nubi-ace the ears euch erm of elle elleil mul of lhe rod bang ieimed Wili en eye l? through which the. bolt i2' caryiug theroller l1 extends, Seial distance reels being; time pirotally attached at4 fneir forward; enflste the frame 3. The. (listen-ce rede 'being pivot *ally uti-,ached a? one eufd. e the clips 5 huleiuediute the ends or' the syringe, zuid pivot ally attached ai their ferma-rd ende to the ears 7 on ,the framea they form (lista-nce memhere between the axle and frame und turning upon heir pivotal connection with the arde guide the rame in its movement when the springs are flexed by L load earrie on the frame.. o

Obviously changes in the details of com struction may be made Without departing; 4from `he spirit of my invention and de not limit myself to the particular construcilo.

A tion and arrangement of parts as shown and described.

Having ams fully described my intention what I claim is :e

The combination with a vehicle axle having supporting wheels, semi-elliptic springs secured to the axle intermediate their ends, and a Vehicle frame having side members supported upon the ends of said springs in the vertical longitudinal plane of said spring, of downwardly extending ears carried b`y the frame members andA between A which the ends f the springs extend, distance rods pivotally connected at one end to the springs near their place of attachment to the axle and provided with forked opposite ends to embrace the said ears, said rods extending longitudinally of said springs in RODOLPHUS FULLER. Witnesses:

LEwis E. FLANDERS, ANNA C. RAVILER. 

